Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-01


heavens got black in the tace at the spec
tecle II they want 70 know more ABOUT
the suffering Of the Scotch COvenanters,
they nave only 20 90 over and ask Andrew
Melville. II they want to know more
about the old-time reviyaIs, they have
only to go over and ask Whitfield, and
Wesley, and Livingston, and Fletcher,
and Nettleton, and Finney. O, what
place to visit ia.
If eternity were one minute shorter it
would not be long enough Tor such social
ity. Think of our friends who in this
world were paSsiOnRtely fond OF flowers,
turned inIo Paradise! Think of our friends
who were very fond OF raising superb
| fruit, turned into the orchard where each
tree has twelve kinds OF fruit at once,
and bearing the fruit all the year round.
| What sre our departed Christian
friends doing in heaven, those who on
earth found their chief Joy in the gospel
ministry They are visiting their old
congregations.
Most OF those ministers have got their
people around them already. When l
| geC 10 heavens by the grace CT God |
am destined TO go to that place. will
come and see you sill. Yes, | viii come
| to I'll the people to WhOm | have admin
istered in the gospel, snu to the millions
of souls TO whom through the kindness
| of tAe printing press, l an permitted TO
preach every week in this land and in
other lauds-letters coming from New
Zealsnd and Australia and uttermost
parts Of the earth, as we'll as from near
nations, telling me OF the souls I have
helped-I will visit them su. l give them
fair notice. Our departed friends OF the
ministry engaged in thst delectable eE-
ertainment now.
But what sre our departed Christian
friends who in all departments Of useful
ness were busy, finding their chief Joy in
doing good-What are they doing now?
Going right
on WITH THE WORK.
John Howard visiting dungeons; the
dead women Of northern and southern
battlehelds still abroad looking for the
wounded; George Peabody still watching
the poor; Thomas Clarkson Still looking
alter The ensi2yed-all OF those who did
good on earth buster since death than
before. The tombstone not the terminus,
but the starting post. What are our de-
parted Christian friends VINO found their
chief Joy in studying God, doing now?
Studying God yet. No need
Of revelation now, tor uDblanched
they are face to face. Now, they can
handle the Omnipotent thunder-bolts just
SIS 9 child handles the sword Of father
come back frGm victorious battle. They
have 10 sin, nor fear consequently.
Studying Christ, rot through revelation,
save the revelation of the scars, that deep
lettering which brings it alI up quick
enough. Studying the Christ CT the
Bethlehem caravansary, the Christ Of the
awful massacre with It's hemorrhage of
head anG hand and foot and side-tLe
Christ Of the shattered mausoleum-
Christ the sacrifice, the star, the sun, the
man, the God, the Goldman, the man
God.
But hark! the bell of the cathedral
rings-the cathedral bell Of heaven.
What is the matter now? There is
goiag to be great meeting in the temple
Worshipers ell coming through the oisles
Make room for the Conqueror. Christ
standing IN the temple. All Heaven
gathering around Him. Those who loved
: the beautiful come to look at the Rose OF
! Sharon. Those who loved music come
! to listen 10 His voice. Those
who were mstbematicians come
: to count the years OF
: His reign. Those Who where explorers
} come to discover the height and the
! depth, and tie length and the breadth Of
7 His love. Those who had the military
spirit on earth sanctifed, and the military
! spirit IN heaven, come to look at III;
7 Captain of their salvation. The astrono-
t mers come to look at the morning star
: The men of the law come to look ct Him
r who is the judge of quick and dead
0 The men who healed the sick come Il
: look st Him who was wounded for gu
v transgressions.
!, All different and different forever i
e many respects, yet ell alike in admiratio
for Christ, in worship for Christ, and a
alike in Joining in the doxology: "Unt
e Him who washed Us from our sins in Iii